The City's climate plan journey continues
August 16th was the first time since the onset of COVID restrictions that the Sac City Council has held an in-person meeting, and climate...
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- Jul 6
- 4 min
The same ol' City budget
Thank you so much to Sarah Rabanales, our Sac State intern, for this detailed write-up! Read more about Sarah by clicking here. On May...
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- Jul 6
- 2 min
Cannabis study at the City Council
5/31 City Council meeting On the docket: Item 26 - Overview of the Comprehensive Cannabis Study and Policy Recommendations Regarding...
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- May 3
- 5 min
Steinberg shows his true colors
It seems that Darrell Steinberg might finally be getting what he wanted for housing policy, and the city will be much worse off if it...
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- May 3
- 2 min
Sac City's slow climate-justice progress
For 350 Sacramento's update on climate actions at the County level, follow this link. *all content regarding the Council meeting and next...
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- Apr 2
- 2 min
Miss Valenzuela, I Cannot Recall
The attempt to recall Councilmember Katie Valenzuela seems to have crashed before it left the ground, although it’s still possible...
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- Feb 21
- 4 min
The City of Sacramento Earns a Climate Participation Trophy
On February 8th, Sacramento City Council held a Transportation and Climate Workshop to discuss a variety of issues in preparation for...
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- Feb 20
- 3 min
Affordable Housing in the City (of Sacramento)
The affordable housing saga plays on as million dollar companies compete for community dollars. This episode started innocently enough,...
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- Jan 17
- 3 min
Measure U Tax Dollar Update
In 2018 Sacramento voted to increase the Measure U sales tax to a full cent, to restore essential city services that were cut back since...
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- Jan 17
- 3 min
How the police got $8 milli more from our general fund
On 1/4/22, in possibly the worst business deal of 2022, the Sacramento City Council was ecstatic to sign up to get $2 million dollars...
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- Dec 20, 2021
- 5 min
Drugs, Traffic, and Tear Gas
Two Public Safety and Justice items at the BOS meeting on the Nov. 16th caught our eye, both related to increasing the amount of money...
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- Dec 19, 2021
- 2 min
11 more police positions??
Thank you for the awesome note-taking from Mason Taylor that made this post possible! Read on for a quick summary of the ARPA consent...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day
UPDATE: On December 14th the Sacramento City Council unanimously voted to adopt an official City of Sacramento Land Acknowledgement that...
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- Aug 15, 2021
- 6 min
Dream a little bigger, Darrell
Darrell Steinberg talks a big game on homelessness, but his follow through leaves a lot to be desired. August 10th’s city council meeting...
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 7 min
Measure U, who?
The Measure U Community Advisory Committee and the Police Review Commission Team Up for their 1st (and Certainly Not Last) Joint Meeting...
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Tenant Protections?
The Sac City Law and Legislation Committee met on July 20th to discuss tenant “protections” (also known as the Tenant Protection Program)...
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- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Sac City Council Affirms AB 3121: Historic Passage on Reparations
Investigating the harm of systemic racial injustice toward African Americans Reparations have recently been a hot topic nationwide. ...
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- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
Be a part of the redistricting process!
On June 23rd the Sacramento Independent Redistricting Commission (SIRC) held a town hall alongside city staff. Before we dive into the...
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- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
Hope for the Housing Element?
On June 15th the Sacramento Council & Housing Authority met to discuss the development of a senior housing project, which was approved...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
City attacks free speech
Katie Valenzuela (left) and Skyler Henry (right) Earlier this month Councilmember Katie Valenzuela (District 4) hired Skyler Henry, a...
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